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1912 Swiss insurance referendum

Referendum in Switzerland

Field	Value
date	4 February 1912
country	Switzerland
title	Federal law on health and accident insurance
yes	287,565
no	241,416
invalid	10,292
electorate	839,212

A referendum on insurance was held in Switzerland on 4 February 1912. Voters were asked whether they approved of a federal law on health and accident insurance. The proposal was approved by 54.4% of voters.

Background

The referendum was an optional referendum,

Results

Choice	Votes	%
For	287,565	54.4
Against	241,816	45.6
Blank votes	6,735	–
Invalid votes	3,557	–
Total	539,273	100
Registered voters/turnout	839,212	64.3
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

[[Dieter Nohlen. Nohlen, D]] & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1907 {{ISBN. 9783832956097
which only a majority of the vote, as opposed to the [[mandatory referendum]]s, which required a double majority; a majority of the popular vote and majority of the cantons.Nohlen & Stöver, p1891

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